Practical Flashcards

1
Q

A-E

A

Remember: introduce, 3 points of ID

  • airway
  • breathing
  • circulation
  • disability
  • exposure
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airway

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is the patient speaking?
any sign of wheeze?
anything blocking airway- look in mouth

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breath

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  • Sats
  • RR
  • trachea central
  • percuss
  • auscultate
  • chest expansion

if indicated

  • ABG
  • CXR
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circulation

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  • hand temp
  • CRT
  • radial pulse
  • brachial pulse
  • BP
  • JVP raised?
  • listen to heart and murmurs
  • ECG
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5
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disability

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  • AVPU
  • blood glucose
  • pupil dilation
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6
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Listening to the heart

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  • Aortic (right 2nd intercostal space)
  • Physicians (left 2nd intercostal space)
  • Tricuspid (left 4th intercostal sternal border)
  • Mitral (left 5th intercostal, midclavicular line)
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7
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Accentuation manoeuvres: auscultate over the carotid arteries with the diaphragm of the stethoscope whilst the patient holds their breath to listen for

A

radiation of an ejection systolic murmur

aortic stenosis

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Accentuation manoeuvres: auscultate over the aortic area (right sternal border second intercostal) with the diaphragm of the stethoscope during expiration to listen for an

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early diastolic murmur

aortic regurgitation

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Accentuation manoeuvres: roll patient on their left side and listen over the mitral area with the diaphragm of the stethoscope during expiration to listen for a

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pansystolic murmur

mitral regurgitation.

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10
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Accentuation manoeuvres: roll patient on their left side and listen over the mitral area with the bell of the stethoscope during inspiration to listen for a

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mid-diastolic murmur caused by mitral stenosis.

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11
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cause of collapsing pulse

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aortic regurgitation

think aorta supplies peripheral arteries

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